Green shoots are growing The Labour Party’s rightward shift has given space for the Greens to flourish, meaning they could emerge as the primary voice of British left-wing politics, writes CHRIS JARVIS
Features | Saturday 18th May 2024 South Africa launches a global anti-apartheid movement for Palestine
Thursday 16th May 2024 Opinion Privatised ports a hindrance to economic development KENNY MacASKILL argues that ports are a local community assets and as such should be governed by corresponding municipalities or even nationalised
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Eyes Left Oddly enough, the Prime Minister is right Even if his rationale is awry, Sunak is correct to say that Britain is entering an increasingly dangerous era, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Refusing to kill On International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, GEOFF TIBBS explains why we should listen to the voices of COs as they bear witness to the legal, social and coercive mechanisms that war depends on
Wednesday 15th May 2024 On Nakba Day, we need to deepen the Palestine solidarity movement in every way that we can As we highlight the injustice of 76 years ago, we must strengthen our resolve against the related injustice going on in Gaza today, writes LINDSEY GERMAN
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Beyond courage RAMZY BAROUD applauds Unesco's recognition of Palestinian journalists covering the war in Gaza and puts into context their fearless informative reporting
Tuesday 14th May 2024 The climate chasm at the heart of British politics Major cities underwater, a billion climate refugees — many scientists now expect societal collapse due to climate change. Yet from the political elite here in Britain, we have nothing even approaching acknowledgement, writes IAN SINCLAIR
Tuesday 14th May 2024 Voices of Scotland Trades councils must be prioritised Trades councils are key to linking up the class struggle at a local level — all unions and union branches must affiliate, writes TAM KIRBY
Tuesday 14th May 2024 Keir Starmer and the Labour’s supposed ‘broad church’ Normally in British politics, leftwingers defect right. Under Blair and now Starmer however, this trend seems to reverse, calling into question the ‘broad church’ that welcomes Tories and excludes socialists, writes KEITH FLETT
Tuesday 14th May 2024 Birmingham City Council still has the money to pay women fairly STUART RICHARDS explains why 1,500 GMB members at 35 Birmingham schools are going on strike after council bosses failed to tackle the equal pay crisis honestly
Monday 13th May 2024 ‘A police horse ran full-pelt at me’ In the second of two features, ex-miner PAUL KELLY records his experiences at the battle of Orgreave when police mounted an unprecedented attack on striking miners, and what he did in the aftermath of the great strike